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. 2019 May 24;57(6):e00249-19.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.00249-19. Print 2019 Jun.

Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra for Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Cerebrospinal Fluid

Jerome H Chin  1 , Abdu K Musubire  2 , Nicole Morgan  3 , Jacob Pellinen  3 , Scott Grossman  3 , Jaydeep M Bhatt  3 , Vincent Wadda  2 , Willy Ssengooba  4
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Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra for Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Cerebrospinal Fluid

Jerome H Chin et al. J Clin Microbiol. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Xpert MTB/RIF; cerebrospinal fluid; tuberculous meningitis.

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